https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.2103

A middle-aged lady with near-fatal respiratory failure

Vol. 92 No. 3 (2022)
Submitted: September 27, 2021
Accepted: December 20, 2021
Published: December 28, 2021
ARDS, Tuberculosis, respiratory failure
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Pankti Sheth
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Shibdas Chakrabarti
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Neeraj Kumar Gupta
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Pranav Ish
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Rohit Kumar
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Nitesh Gupta
niteshgupta2107@gmail.com
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Tuberculosis is an uncommon cause of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. We present a case of a middle-aged women with near-fatal respiratory failure due to underlying tuberculosis with favorable clinical recovery. Early diagnosis and treatment are imperative to prevent morbidity, mortality, and disease transmission.

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Sheth, Pankti, Shibdas Chakrabarti, Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Pranav Ish, Rohit Kumar, and Nitesh Gupta. 2021. “A Middle-Aged Lady With Near-Fatal Respiratory Failure”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 92 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.2103.
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